Myoporum

Myoporum parvifolia Fine Leaf Pink is a native, low-maintenance groundcover with delicate, fine green foliage and masses of tiny pink flowers in spring and summer. It effectively suppresses weeds, making it suitable for bank stabilisation and coastal areas. Myoporum Pink Fine Leaf is a low-maintenance, resilient choice for slopes, garden borders, and mass plantings, creating a lush and attractive ground cover.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade, coastal and drought tolerant
Size: Height 15-30cm x width 1-2m

Myoporum Creeping Boobialla is a tough, fast-growing Australian native groundcover that forms a dense mat of fine green foliage, making it ideal for suppressing weeds and covering large areas. Small white flowers appear over an extended period, from spring to autumn or winter to summer depending on the climate, adding delicate seasonal colour. Perfect for embankments, slopes, rockeries, and spilling over retaining walls, this low-maintenance variety responds well to an annual prune and a yearly application of native fertiliser to encourage fresh growth and prolific flowering.

Soil: Plant in free-draining soil rich in organic matter.
Conditions: Prefers a full sun position. Coastal, frost and drought hardy.
Size: Height 0.15-0.30m x width 3m

Myoporum Purpurea is a hardy, fast-growing Australian native groundcover that forms a dense carpet of fine green foliage with attractive purple-toned new growth. Delicate white flowers bloom from spring through summer, creating a beautiful contrast against the colourful foliage. Ideal for suppressing weeds, covering slopes and banks, or replacing lawns in low-traffic areas, this easy-care variety is drought tolerant, low maintenance, and thrives in a wide range of conditions.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Drought, heat, wind, frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 0.30m x width 3m

Myoporum insulare Prostrate, or Boobialla (also known as Native Juniper or Coastal Boobialla), is a native, fruit-bearing groundcover. This species produces small white flowers as the weather heats up - in warmer areas of Australia, it’s not unusual to experience a long flowering season - with fruit following shortly after. As summer ends, Boobialla produces small, round, purple fruits with an astringent sweetness. They’re great for jams, jellies and preserves. Even when creeping, it develops a dense, bushy appearance, making it ideal for rockeries, filling gaps between plants, or suppressing weeds. Boobialla is a hardy plant that adapts to a wide range of climates. In colder areas it may lose some of its lustre and drop leaves when exposed to frost, but it usually recovers quickly in spring after a light prune.

Soil: It does best in an easily draining, sandy soil
Conditions: Full sun. Drought, salt, coastal and light frost tolerant.
Size: Height 0.50m x width 1-2m

Myoporum insulare Ground Hug is a hardy, ultra-low growing Australian native groundcover valued for its dense, weed-smothering foliage and rapid horizontal spread. In spring, a scattering of small white flowers appears among the glossy foliage, adding subtle seasonal interest. Its naturally spreading habit requires very little pruning while its dense foliage helps stabilise soil and provides effective surface erosion control. Selected for improved tolerance to wet and humid climates, it performs reliably across many parts of Australia. Its tough, adaptable nature makes it ideal for roadside plantings, pathway edges, wide borders, rain gardens, and covering difficult or untidy areas.

Soil: Adaptable to most soil types.

Conditions: Full sun to semi-shade. Frost, coastal and drought tolerant.

Size: Height 10-15cm x width 40m

Myoporium parvifolium 'Yareena' is a quick-growing ground-cover suited to a wide range of conditions. It is quite delicate to look at with a fresh stiff green foliage of semi-succulent leaves which are narrow, blunt and thick. The flower clusters are fragrantly honey-scented and made up of white tubular flowers through late spring to early summer. These are followed by globular berries. This attractive low maintenance plant is ideal for filling those gaps, under-planting, cascading down embankments or trailing over retaining walls and raised garden beds.

Soil: Suits sandy to heavy clay soils.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Frost, coastal and drought hardy.
Size: Height 10cm x width 1m.

Myoporum parvifolium Broad Leaf White is a native, low-maintenance groundcover with glossy green leaves that effectively suppresses weeds. This prostrate shrub features small, lightly honey-scented, waxy white flowers along its stems in spring and summer. Fast-growing and low-maintenance, myoporum is well-suited for bank stabilization, fire retardant, and coastal areas.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade. Coastal, frost and drought hardy.
Size: Height 10-20cm x width 60cm-1m